Monthly Archives: January 2017

On: William Jones

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Milka

With his poems, Consisting Chiefly of Translations from the Asiatick Languages (1772), Jones provided an influential mixture of his own poetry inspired by the wave of up and coming Orientalism. This created a new genre, if one could call it that, … Continue reading →

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Notes on Anna Letitia Barbauld

Posted on January 30, 2017 by abbaxjane

January 29, 2017 “Summer Evening’s Meditation” conversation poems (stolen by Coleridge): alone in local setting, mind wanders, meditation, mentally outside of the physical location, flight of fancy, return to earth divine contemplation: “embryo god: a spark of fire divine”, Eve … Continue reading →

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Notes on William Jones

Posted on January 23, 2017 by abbaxjane

January 29, 2017 “Poetry of the Eastern Nations” object: prove Eastern poetry is as good/worthy as European Arabic: inspired by beauty of climate/landscape, simplicity of manners, leisure, naturally attuned to passions, strong/diverse language argument: add the Eastern poets to our … Continue reading →

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